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Los Angeles Lakers
Sports
What Had Happened Was: 3/8/17
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Sports
Magic Johnson snubbed a lot of qualified black GM candidates by choosing Rob Pelinka
Although the NBA vet made a solid choice, he could have given African-American applicants a much-needed chance
Sports
What Had Happened Was: 2/22/17
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Sports
What’s in a name?: Walt Hazzard’s struggle with Islam & identity in the NBA
How becoming a Muslim shook up the league and changed one player’s life forever
Sports
What Had Happened Was: 11/11/16
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Culture
Twenty-five years ago today, Magic Johnson announced he had HIV
Everyone knows or has mourned an Earvin — and everyone knows or mourned a ‘Debra’
Sports
Brandon Ingram just might be the Lakers’ perfect replacement for Kobe Bryant
Replacing a living legend can be tough, but L.A. fans should be optimistic about their prize rookie
Sports
What Had Happened Was: 10/27/16
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Sports
Shaq to biological father: ‘I don’t hate you’
As he enters the Hall of Fame, O’Neal finally meets the man who abandoned him as an infant